NEET 2021 Update : Know How Students Will Be Marked, Tie-Breaking Policy

NEET 2021 Result: For every correct answer in NEET-UG, four marks will be awarded, and one mark will be deducted for a wrong answer.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) answer key and result will be declared soon. For every correct answer in NEET-UG, four marks will be awarded, and one mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. Candidates qualifying NEET-UG will be shortlisted for admission to undergraduate medical courses and allied programs.

The NEET 2021 UG result along with the merit list and all India cut-off marks will be announced after NEET phase 2 registration ends on October 13. The NTA will send NEET OMR response sheets of the candidates and scorecards via email after closing the NEET Phase 2 registration and correction window.

NEET UG Marking Scheme

The NEET-UG paper comprised questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany and Zoology). The number of total questions in the NEET 2021 s 200 but medical aspirants had to attempt only 180 questions. Out of the total 720 marks, 360 marks are from Biology (Botany + Zoology), 180 marks from Physics, and 180 marks from Chemistry.

For every correct answer marked in NEET-UG 2021, four marks will be allotted, and one mark will be deducted for a wrong answer. For unattempted questions, however, no marks will be cut.

NEET UG 2021: Tie-Breaking Criteria

In case two or more candidates obtain the same score, the merit position will be determined using the following tie-breaker criteria:

• Candidates obtaining higher marks/ percentile scores in Biology (Botany and Zoology) in the test, followed by

• Candidate obtaining higher marks/ percentile score in Chemistry in the test, followed by

• Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the test